Fraud

Both my brother and a reader have mentioned to me that they’ve recently received postcards that prominently display a photo of an American Airlines plane with the new livery on one side, and the American Airlines brand identity on the other. Here’s the text of the postcard: Congratulations we’ve selected you to receive 2 round…

(July 1, 2013 Update: I noticed a huge spike in Google traffic to this page from people looking for info regarding an American Airlines Instagram promotion. Warning, there’s another new scam claiming to offer the first 25,000 Instagram followers a free ticket. American posted a warning yesterday on Twitter. The scammers are using several…

The likelihood is that you’re the mileage and travel expert for your family and circle of friends, so even though you’d never fall for this scam, you should be aware in case they come to you about it. Last year, people began receiving emails like the one above that was received by blogger and SkyMiles…